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Lottery jackpot soars to $1.2 billion

There were no big treats from the Halloween night Powerball drawing, as none of the tickets sold matched all six numbers. The lack of a winner means the next drawing Wednesday night will be for a massive $1.2 billion jackpot. The winning numbers drawn Monday were: white balls 13, 19,… Read More

Elon Musk’s SpaceX sticks a landing despite a foggy launch

SpaceX launched its mega Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in more than three years Tuesday, hoisting satellites for the military and then nailing side-by-side booster landings back near the pad. Thick fog shrouded NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as the rocket blasted off at midmorning. The crowd at the… Read More

Twitter to start charging money for these accounts

Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter’s new owner fired the company’s board of directors and made himself the board’s sole member, according to a company filing Monday with… Read More

Takeoff, member of the hip-hop group Migos, has died at 28

The rapper Takeoff, best known for his work with the Grammy-nominated trio Migos, is dead after a shooting early Tuesday outside a bowling alley in Houston, a representative confirmed. He was 28. Kirsnick Khari Ball, known as Takeoff, was part of Migos along with Quavo and Offset. A representative for… Read More

Major Fox News shakeup at primetime

In a major ratings shakeup, there’s a new king of primetime on Fox News channel. Move over, Tucker Carlson. Jesse Watters’ 5:00 p.m. show he co-hosts, “The Five,” and his 7:00 p.m. Eastern primetime show, “Jesse Watters Primetime” and the number one and two shows on cable television, respectively. Sponsored:… Read More

The Beatles’ record was just tied by…

In 1964, The Beatles shocked the record industry by filling each of the top five spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Now, a newer artist has just tied that record… and made one of her own. Sponsored: Over 60? Shocking link between sex and cancer Pop star Taylor Swift… Read More

Edison used to bite piano to hear it better, heir says

Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone played, the great inventor would lean in close to the instrument, right above the keys, and he’d bite the piano. Pressing his teeth into the wood of phonographs and pianos helped Edison experience the vibrations… Read More

Musk quicky turns Twitter upside down

Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter’s new owner fired the company’s board of directors and made himself the board’s sole member, according to a company filing Monday with… Read More

Prices in Eurozone up 10.7% since October 2021

Inflation hit a new record in the 19 countries that use the euro currency, fueled by out-of-control prices for natural gas and electricity due to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Economic growth also slowed ahead of what economists fear is a looming recession, largely as a result of those higher prices… Read More

Tom Brady announces divorce after 13 years

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen have finalized their divorce, they announced Friday, ending the 13-year marriage between two superstars who respectively reached the pinnacles of fashion and football. Brady and Bündchen posted statements on Instagram late Friday morning, each saying they had “amicably” reached the decision. Checks of court dockets… Read More